The waves break into amethyst

as the sun smolders from the sea.

We begin a journey not our own

and two grow into three.

Because you laugh with more passion

than so many others do

and you are intense in wonder

that’s why I love you.

A sapphire sky warms from indigo

another year speeds to begin.

I rejoice for the change of day

and my time with you my friend.

Because your heart holds such compassion

as you hurry with so much to do

and they call you Dr. Worker Bee

that’s why I love you.

Scarlet embers burn through lilac clouds,

this day fires its first volley,

and whether John, David, little Eddy,

or Margaret, Meghan, Charlotte, Molly,